Staff Favorites & Reviews

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No staff is entirely static, staying exactly the same for years with no additions or subtractions. We realize that, but we're also pretty proud of our current personnel, and the many ways they've helped shape Exodus Books and point it in some unforeseen and wonderful directions. So, in 2011 we started asking each individual to share their favorite books, curricula, games, etc., and these pages are the result.

Because sharing favorites is fairly personal, we thought you should get to know each of these peculiar persons and asked them all to write a main bio, as well as section-specific bios. These are partly to show why they selected the titles and products in their lists, and partly just to show you that Exodus Books is inhabited by real people who do real things.

One of our biggest in-store services is making recommendations and helping people find what works best for them. These lists aren't as customer-specific, but they serve the same purpose—we're not just trying to parade our excellent taste or prove that we're literate, we're trying to help you discover things you may never have found otherwise, and maybe to rediscover some old favorites.

It's probably a fact universally true of book-lovers: given the chance, they'll talk your ear off about the books they love, the books they hate, and all the books you'll never read but that are really much better than the well-known books you will read. This isn't pretension. It's simply what happens to those who love words and want to share them. We've tried to cut the talk down here, though we'll gladly answer any pertinent questions.

With that, we present Staff Favorites. You'll find some overlap (lots of people seem to like The Chronicles of Narnia), but rarely if ever will you find complete consensus on a single title, product, or curriculum line. That's why we let everyone make their own lists: you know the official Exodus stance by reading our reviews, but the individuality that makes our store unique and awesome is what's on display here. Enjoy, and don't judge too harshly.

	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Macmillan Classics by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel from Macmillan Fantasy for 7th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Basic Economics by Clarence Carson with Paul Cleveland 4^th edition from Boundary Stone for 9th-Adult in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR) $60.00
	Basics of Biblical Greek - Grammar by William D. Mounce 3^rd edition from Zondervan for 9th-Adult in Basics of Biblical Greek (Location: FL-GREBA) $30.00
	Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller First. from Warner Books for 11th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Children of Dune Dune Chronicles Book 3 by Frank Herbert from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $50.00
	Church Discipline How the Church Protects the Name of Jesus 9marks: Buliding Healthy Churches by Jonathan Leeman 1^st edition from Crossway Books for Adult in Church Government (Location: XWO-GOV) $14.99
	Church Membership How the World Knows Who Represents Jesus 9marks: Buliding Healthy Churches by Jonathan Leeman 1^st edition from Crossway Books for Adult in Ecclesiology (Location: XTH-ECC) $14.99
	City of God by St. Augustine, translated by Marcus Dods from Modern Library for 10th-Adult in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED) $26.00
	Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett 2nd Edition, 6th Printing, 1960 from Oxford University for 9th-Adult in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC) $39.00 (1 in stock)
	Closing of the American Heart by Ronald H. Nash from Probe Books for Adult in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Complete Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris from Houghton Mifflin Animal Fantasy for 7th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $39.99
	Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, translated by Brian Hooker 1963 Reprint from Heinemann Educational Books Drama for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury Reprint from Avon Books for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $25.00
	Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn & Hal Iggulden 2013 reprint from William Morrow & Company for 3rd-Adult in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN) $25.99 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Death by Living Life Is Meant to Be Spent by N. D. Wilson from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 9th-Adult in Art & Culture (Location: XCU-ART) $19.99
	Death by Living Life Is Meant to Be Spent by N. D. Wilson 2nd Edition from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 9th-Adult in Art & Culture (Location: XCU-ART) $27.99
	Dune Dune Chronicles Book 1 by Frank Herbert, introduction by Brian Herbert Second Ace hardcover, 2019 from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $50.00
	Dune Messiah Dune Chronicles Book 2 by Frank Herbert from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $50.00
	Dune Trilogy - Hardcover Boxed Set by Frank Herbert from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $150.00
	Economics: Principles & Policy From a Christian Perspective by Tom Rose 2^nd edition from American Enterprise Publications for 9th-Adult in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR) $19.00 (2 in stock)
	Evolution: The Grand Experiment The Quest for an Answer by Dr. Carl Werner from New Leaf Press for 9th-Adult in Evolution: The Grand Experiment (Location: SCICUR-EVO) $34.99
	Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler from Crossway Books for 9th-Adult in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS) $17.99 $9.00 (3 in stock)
	Family Driven Faith Doing What It Takes To Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk with God by Voddie Baucham from Crossway Books for Adult in Covenant Family (Location: XFA-COV) $10.00 (2 in stock)
	Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy The God Who Is There, Escape from Reason, He Is There and He Is Not Silent by Francis A. Schaeffer from Crossway Books for 10th-Adult in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI) $32.00
	Glory of Heaven The Truth about Heaven, Angels, and Eternal Life by John MacArthur 2^nd edition from Crossway Books for Adult in Heaven & Hell (Location: XTH-HEHE) $22.99
	Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics Enlarged from Zondervan for 6th-Adult in Basics of Biblical Greek (Location: FL-GREBA) $28.00 (1 in stock)
	Grudem's Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem from Zondervan in Systematic Theology (Location: XTH-SYS) $9.80 (1 in stock)
	Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley from Grosset & Dunlap for 9th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	History of the Ancient World From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer from W. W. Norton and Co. Ancient History Reference for Adult in Story of the World (Location: HISCUR-SoW) $35.00
	History of the Medieval World From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade by Susan Wise Bauer 1^st edition from W. W. Norton and Co. for Adult in Story of the World (Location: HISCUR-SoW) $29.75
	History of the Renaissance World From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople by Susan Wise Bauer 1^st edition from W. W. Norton and Co. for 9th-Adult in Story of the World (Location: HISCUR-SoW) $35.00 $24.00 (1 in stock)
	Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin, translated by Henry Beveridge Revised from Hendrickson Publishers for Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $29.95
	Journey through the Bible by V. Gilbert Beers from David C. Cook for 9th-Adult in Bible Dictionaries & Handbooks (Location: XBI-DICT) $22.00 (3 in stock)
	Journey through the Bible by V. Gilbert Beers from Veritas Press for 9th-Adult in Bible Dictionaries & Handbooks (Location: XBI-DICT) $35.00
	Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, translated by Charles Wilbour from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $42.00
	Life of Fred: Complex Analysis by Stanley F. Schmidt from Polka Dot Publishing for 11th-Adult in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED) $49.00
	Life of Fred: Financial Choices by Stanley F. Schmidt from Polka Dot Publishing for 10th-Adult in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED) $24.00
	Lost in a Good Book Thursday Next Book 2 by Jasper Fforde First American Edition from Viking Press for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Messianic Character of American Education by R. J. Rushdoony from Chalcedon / Ross House Books for Adult in Secular vs. Christian Education (Location: HSR-PE) $20.00
	Moby-Dick Everyman's Library by Herman Melville from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Realistic Nautical Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $32.00
	Moore McGuffey Readers: Fourth Reader for Advanced Students by William H. McGuffey, edited by Raymond & Dorothy Moore from Moore Learning Systems for 8th-Adult in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Morning and Evening by Charles H. Spurgeon & Alistair Begg 2025 Reprint from Crossway Books Devotional Material for 9th-Adult in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV) $29.99
	New Road to Serfdom A Letter of Warning to America by Daniel Hannan from HarperTrophy for Adult in Law & Political Theory (Location: GOV-LAW) $17.50
	Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $22.00
	Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World by N. D. Wilson 2nd Edition from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 11th-Adult in Culture & Discernment (Location: XCU-DIS) $27.99
	Old Curiosity Shop Everyman's Library by Charles Dickens from Everyman's Library Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $25.00
	One Thousand Gifts A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp from Zondervan in Suffering & Hope (Location: XCL-SUF) $18.99 $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Original Intent by David Barton 3rd from WallBuilder Press for 11th-Adult in Law & Political Theory (Location: GOV-LAW) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Pickwick Papers Penguin Classics by Charles Dickens from Everyman's Library Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $26.00
	Planet Narnia The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis by Michael Ward 1^st edition from Oxford University for 11th-Adult in Exploring Narnia (Location: LIR-NAR) $36.95
	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat with an inroduction by Deirdre Le Faye from The Folio Society Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $95.00 (1 in stock)
	Radical Disciple Some Neglected Aspects of Our Calling by John Scott from InterVarsity Press for Adult in Discipleship & Community (Location: XCL-DIS) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Respectable Sins Confronting the Sins We Tolerate by Jerry Bridges from NavPress for 9th-Adult in Repentance & Avoiding Sin (Location: XCL-REP) $19.99
	Riot and the Dance - Textbook Foundational Biology by Dr. Gordon Wilson from Canon Press for 11th-Adult in Biology (Location: SCI-BIO) $79.00
	Screwtape Letters The Annotated Edition by C. S. Lewis Annotated from HarperOne for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $28.99
	Seven Tools for Cultivating Your Child's Potential by Zan Tyler from Apologia Educational Ministries in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR) $12.00
	Sex and Money Pleasures that Leave You Empty and Grace that Satisfies by Paul David Tripp from Crossway Books for Adult in Repentance & Avoiding Sin (Location: XCL-REP) $22.99
	So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Hitchhiker's Trilogy #4 by Douglas Adams from Crown Publishers Humorous Science Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Story of Painting by Sister Wendy Beckett from DK Publishing for 10th-Adult in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS) $48.00
	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 35 Anv from HarperTrophy Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult 1961 Pulitzer Prize winner in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $26.99
	Unconditional Surrender God's Program for Victory by Gary North 4^th edition from Dominion Press for Adult in Ecclesiology (Location: XTH-ECC) $25.00
	Watership Down by Richard Adams Reissue from Atheneum for 10th-Adult 1972 Carnegie Medal in Scribner Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SCRIB) $29.99
	Well-Educated Mind A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had by Susan Wise Bauer 2^nd edition from W. W. Norton and Co. for Adult in Literary Analysis & Reference (Location: LIR-LAR) $35.00
	What's So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey Rev ed. from Zondervan for 11th-Adult in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS) $14.00
	What's So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D'Souza from Regnery Publishing, Inc. for 11th-Adult in Classical Apologetics (Location: XAP-CLAS) $14.00
	Why Pro-Life? by Randy Alcorn from Multnomah Books for 11th-Adult in Abortion (Location: XCL-ABO) $4.00 (4 in stock)
	Worldliness Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World by C. J. Mahaney from Crossway Books for 10th-Adult in Repentance & Avoiding Sin (Location: XCL-REP) $12.99 $8.00 (1 in stock)

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